please stay I’m not certain who I am (I am not straight) but perhaps you will love my crookedness (I am tripping over my own feet I am following the map I am searching between the shadows I am seeking pride) please love me still…

Crazy incessant barking redundant apologies monotonous meandering Sanity routine replenished resplendence nest egg overflowing the eye of the beholder the eye of the storm the eye of a needle needling you to a repentance you despise when will you be you?    

The whispers on the wind speak I do not understand The rolling waves of the river muttering from the depths I strain to catch the words Singing, singing, singing The birds are singing Death has taken one of their own The cycle continues I cannot…

Poem 2 Valentine’s Day By: Ashley L Powers   February 14th For many represents a day of love A time for gifts and dinners Expected sex, flowers, and hugs Its the day girls dream of engagements And men actually put effort into make arrangements A…

Whoops… I fobbed hour 3 off with a wee haiku. I promise to make it up to you later.

that old Slinky toy descending the stairs of my memory its mechanical agency as urgent as ever

Thunder and lightning clash swords up there As healing waters flood from jars onto the grounds below Dry and arid as the living souls Watch the children dancing and babies whispering This can only be magic and a beautiful one

Here outside a door Wondering who is inside Waiting and waiting

Be it,  that there are never any Endings in my life, Give me a new beginning. In the beginning it’s not easy, Not without confusion, Not without frustration and pain. In not being sure in anyway, Not knowing what to do or say, Giving gratefulness…

She came to me While I was sleep Beneath my pillow Her hand reached Out she pulled Two small teeth And replaced each one With a new penny